Build Background
Involve students in a discussion about monkeys to elicit prior knowledge and build background.
Ask: What is a monkey? Where have you seen a monkey? Let’s list some characteristics of monkeys on the board.
Create a list detailing what characteristics students already know about monkeys. 

Book Walk
Give students their copies of the book and go through as much of the book as you feel is necessary. Point out things you feel will challenge students as they read. Look at the pictures with students and discuss what they see. You may want to write down some of the words they suggest. Have them begin by looking at the contents page.
Ask: What information about monkeys do you think we will find?
As you look through the text, point out text features such as headings, bold-face type, pronunciations, charts, and glossary. Ask students how they will use these text features when they read. 

Reading Strategies
Remind students to use any or all of the following strategies to help them in their reading:

• Asking the questions: Does it make sense? Does it sound right? Does it look right?
• Connect the text with what they already know
• Mentally summarize after reading a section to be sure they understand what they read
• Reread any sentence or page that was difficult, to make sure that they understand the text
• Use what they know about letters and sounds to read new words
• Look for parts of words they know, such as root words, prefixes, and suffixes

Ask students about the strategies they think they will use if they get to a difficult word. You may want to model a strategy you think will help students gain meaning, such as rereading to figure out difficult words or meanings.